3 unrelated water events

According to the city, there have been three unrelated water events near Crowchild Trail: a blocked sanitary main near Glenmore Trail that has been fixed, a water main break in Marda Loop at 19th Street and 28th Avenue S.W. and the rupture on Crowchild Trail.

CBC reporter Meghan Grant was told by residents of Marda Loop that roughly 40 homes in the area have been without water all day. Water wagons have been dispatched, and the city says it plans to make repairs Monday morning.

It all started when Calgary police were called to the scene near Flanders Avenue and Crowchild Trail at around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday night.

They got to the area only to find southbound Crowchild Trail flooded, as water was flowing freely down the road.

By midnight, Calgary police reported the water to be about 30 centimetres deep in some areas. There were also concerns that the cold temperatures would lead to freezing.

City water crews are working to repair the rupture and are digging up the source to figure out what went wrong.